Photos of the week: 5/15 - 5/22

NEW LONDON, CT - MAY 20: A cadet waves moments before U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at commencement exercises on May 20, 2015 in New London, Connecticut. Obama used the occasion to speak about the dangers of global warming to both America and international security. This was the 134th commencement exercises at the prestigious academy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A kite surfer sails on a downwind run on the waves of Mediterranean Sea as the cows stands on the shore of the sea near the town of Ulcinj on May 19, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

KUALA LANGSA, INDONESIA - MAY 19: A Rohingya girl take a rest at a temporary shelter on May 19, 2015 in Kuala Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia. Hundreds of Myanmar's Rohingya refugees arrived in Indonesia on May 15, many requiring medical attention. Thousands more are believed to still be stranded at sea reportedly with no country in the region willing to take them in. Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community have long been persecuted and marginalized by Myanmar's mostly Buddhist population. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Workers sort Alphonso mangoes into crates at a local mango trader's premises in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, on Saturday, May 16, 2015. The June-September monsoon season is crucial for food and consumer prices in Asia's third-largest economy, where agriculture accounts for about 15 percent of gross domestic product. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A helicopter flies overhead as lava flows out of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano as it erupts on May 17, 2015 on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean. The Piton de la Fournaise started to erupt early on May 17, with its last eruption dating back to February 4. AFP PHOTO / RICHARD BOUHET (Photo credit should read RICHARD BOUHET/AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: A visitor looks at a flower in a rose garden on the first public day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 19, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 19: People witnessed huge dust storm and light rainfall after scorching heat at Rajpath, on May 19, 2015 in New Delhi, India. North Indians have been reeling under extreme heat for the last few days during which the maximum stayed above the 40 degree mark, touching 43 degrees yesterday. Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India witnessed season's first severe dust storm. The dust storm had a speed of 60 to 80- kmph and also dropped the visibility levels in the area. (Photo by Virendra Singh Gosain/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

MEDFORD, MA - MAY 17: Anschel Schaffer-Cohen smiles as he wears a stuffed lemur on his cap during the commencement ceremony for Tufts University's class of 2015 in Medford, Mass., May 17, 2015. (Photo by Keith Bedford for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Temporary duck lanes have been painted on busy towpaths in London, Birmingham and Manchester to highlight the narrowness of the space that is shared by a range of people and wildlife on May 15, 2015 in London, England. The Canal & River Trust's new campaign, Share the Space, Drop your Pace, is encouraging everyone who uses the towpaths to be considerate of others by sharing the space and dropping your pace to keep the towpaths a special place for everyone. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images for Canal & River Trust)

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As we head into the long Memorial Day weekend, take some time to relive the week in photos - from the oil spill off the coast of California, to the Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in Connecticut, as well as other headlines from around the world.

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VAN, TX - MAY 11: Volunteers and officials search through the destruction near Van Intermediate School after a tornado May 11, 2015 in Van, Texas. The small city of Van, Texas was struck by a tornado in the evening of May 10, leaving at least two dead and more missing. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 11: A child prays during the 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks' ceremony forthcoming buddha's birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Children have their hair shaved off during the 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks' ceremony ahead of buddha's birthday at a Chogye temple. The children will stay at the temple to learn about Buddhism for 14 days. Buddha was born approximately 2,559 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha's official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is on May 25 this year. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Illegal Bangladeshi migrant Ramzaan rests on the floor at the Police headquarters in Langkawi on May 11, 2015, after landing up on the Malaysian shores earlier in the day. Nearly 2,000 boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued or swum to shore in Malaysia and Indonesia, authorities said, warning that still more desperate migrants could be in peril at sea. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)

YASOTHON, THAILAND - MAY 10: A young Thai man jumps in the air and cheers as his rocket takes off at the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10, 2015 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

LHOKSUKON, ACEH, INDONESIA - MAY 12: A Rohingya girl migrant stands as look out through the window at a shelter on May 12, 2015 in Lhoksukon, Aceh province, Indonesia. Boats carrying over 500 of Myanmar's Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia, many requiring medical attention. They have warned that thousands more are thought to be still at sea. Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community have long been persecuted and marginalized by the Myanmar's mostly Buddhist population. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 13: People walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings following a second major earthquake May 13, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Nepal only two weeks after more than 8,000 people were killed in a devastating earthquake. The latest quake struck near Mt Everest near the town of Namche Bazar. Tremors were felt as far away as Bangladesh and Delhi. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images)

Iraqi Shiite Muslim worshippers carry a mock coffin outside the Imam al-Kadhim shrine as they gather to mark the anniversary of the death of the eighth century revered Imam on May 14, 2015 in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad. Pilgrims converge on the seventh Imam's shrine in Kadhimiya to mark his death in 795 after he was believed to have been poisoned by agents of the then-ruling Sunni ruler, Harun al-Rashid. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 13: Investigators and first responders work near the wreckage of Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188, from Washington to New York, that derailed yesterday May 13, 2015 in north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At least six people were killed and more than 200 others were injured in the crash. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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A Burundian police officer holding a baton and army forces run after protestors throwing stones during a demonstration against incumbent president Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term on May 13, 2015 in Bujumbura. In the neighborhood of Musaga, hundreds of people waved sticks and threw stones as police responded with tear gas, a water cannon and live rounds. Protestors looted the local police post in Musaga, burning furniture, mattresses and clothing in a barricade fire, an AFP photographer said. Burundi's presidency said an attempted coup by a top general had 'failed' on May 13, 2015 and pro-president Burundi troops at state broadcaster fire warning shots over the heads of hundreds of protesters, an AFP reporter said. Burundian general Godefroid Niyombare on May 13 announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president's bid to stand for a third term. AFP PHOTO / JENNIFER HUXTA (Photo credit should read Jennifer Huxta/AFP/Getty Images)

Rohingya migrants pass food supplies dropped by a Thai army helicopter to others aboard a boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea on May 14, 2015. A boat crammed with scores of Rohingya migrants -- including many young children -- was found drifting in Thai waters on May 14, with passengers saying several people had died over the last few days. AFP PHOTO / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images)